‘We have a crisis of caregiving in this country’: Legislation would provide support
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Despite greater need for caregiving than ever before, care workers are overworked and underpaid, resulting in a severe workforce shortage.
Search Results for caregivers
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VPAS, Waynesboro Public Library to host open house for adults with dementia, care partners
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Valley Program for Aging Services (VPAS) and Waynesboro Public Library (WPL) will co-host a Memory Partners Open House on May 9.
Bridgewater College celebrates 144 years with faculty, student awards on Founder’s Day
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The Founder’s Day observance at Bridgewater College commemorates the April 3, 1854, birth of Daniel Christian Flory, who founded the college.
‘Do the right thing’: Youngkin kills two gun-safety bills, dozens more on his desk
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Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin is reviewing bills passed by the General Assembly to support gun violence prevention in the Commonwealth.
Researchers to test hybrid fostering program to improve lives of shelter dogs
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Virginia Tech researchers are exploring a hybrid fostering program which may make things easier for caregivers and keep more dogs out of full animal shelters.
One Pill Can Kill: AG Miyares and FL Suzanne Youngkin launch fentanyl awareness campaign
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In Roanoke today, Attorney General Jason Miyares and First Lady Suzanne S. Youngkin launched a fentanyl awareness campaign.
Legislation to fight Parkinson’s passes House, named in Virginia Congresswoman Wexton’s honor
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The U.S. House today passed the Dr. Emmanuel Bilirakis and Honorable Jennifer Wexton National Plan to End Parkinson’s Act.
A no-brainer: National Parkinson’s Act advances committee to House vote
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The House Energy and Commerce Committee advanced the National Plan to End Parkinson’s Act yesterday and goes before the U.S. House for a vote.
Valley Program for Aging Services, Waynesboro Public Library receive national award
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Waynesboro Public Library nominated Valley Program for Aging Services as a partner in the first ever I Partner with My Public Library national award and received Honorable Mention.
Annual Care Fair returns to the Rockfish Valley Community Center on Nov. 9
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The annual Care Fair returns to Afton on Nov. 9 to provide resources to seniors on aging issues including health care and legal concerns.
